A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 17 April, 0257 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 13:55 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 26% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 56 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 55 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 56 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 13:55:04 UT.

Overview Map

This map sourced from NASA Goddard Space flight Center: GSFC Eclipse Web SiteGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
shows the visibility of the eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:

This was the 24th eclipse in lunar Saros series 66.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 66, is linked to solar Saros series 73. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 13:55:04 on 17 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:38:51 on 17 Apr TDT
Saros Series 66 Number in Series 24
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.2853 Central Magnitiude 0.2586
Gamma 0.8644 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h44m Error ± 11m15s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h55m Partial Duration 1h56m
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating

Note that while all dates and times on this site (except where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time, the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
are in the TDT timescale.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:42 UTC.